Nets point guard Devin Harris is now expected to be a part of the team's future.

Harris was nearly traded in a four-team deal that would have sent Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey.

The Nets are trying to get Anthony without including Harris.

"What we're telling Devin is if we can continue to develop the players that we have and somewhere in the future we get fortunate with a free agent or whatever situation that comes up, we'll be a much better team," coach Avery Johnson said.

"We're telling Devin the more we can develop, the more he can help our players get better."